Google will partially delete the 'auto-complete function' that predicts search words as a measure against the presidential election, and Twitter will also change the policy to eliminate election obstruction



With the US presidential election on November 3, 2020 , Google and Twitter are launching countermeasures against hoaxes and misleading speech. Google has announced that it will eliminate the political predictions of the 'auto-complete' feature that complements search words and displays related word candidates in search engines, and Twitter has also stated that it will remove election and voting hoaxes. did.

Our latest investments in information quality in Search and News
https://blog.google/products/search/our-latest-investments-information-quality-search-and-news

Expanding our policies to further protect the civic conversation
https://blog.twitter.com/en_us/topics/company/2020/civic-integrity-policy-update.html

Google and Twitter expand policies to fight election misinformation --Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-10/google-twitter-expand-policies-to-fight-election-misinformation

In the 2016 presidential election, where President Trump was elected for the first time , it is said that there was interference and work through hacking by Russia , so in the 2020 presidential election, cyber attacks and public opinion guidance are more vigilant than ever. ..

Against this backdrop, Facebook issued a statement on September 3, 2020, stating that it would block the political ads it had held up to now for the week before the election. 'This election won't be as usual,' Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement.

Facebook announces 'block political ads a week before presidential election'-GIGAZINE



Following Facebook, Google updated its official blog on September 10 to 'enhance the auto-complete policy on elections and remove from Google search predictions that could be interpreted as claims against candidates or political parties.' Was announced.

The Google search auto-complete feature is a feature that complements the search word you're typing and displays related search word suggestions. This allows users to search smoothly with less input, but when a search word that is advantageous or unfavorable is displayed along with a specific candidate name or political party name, the image of the candidate or political party changes. There was a problem of doing it.


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In the future, Google will delete not only candidates and political parties, but also claims about participation in elections such as voting methods, voting requirements, voting location conditions, and predictions that can be said to be claims about the safety and legitimacy of elections. For example, voting-related phrases such as 'you can vote by phone' and 'you can't vote by phone' are excluded from the display regardless of whether they are correct or not. In addition, phrases about donations to political parties and candidates will no longer be displayed. However, the search itself can still be done with any search word.

'It may involve completely conscientious forecasts, but this is the most responsible approach, especially for election-related queries ,' said David Graf, senior director of global policy and standards at Google. I think. '

Twitter also updated its official blog on September 10th, announcing the expansion of its ' Citizen's Integrity Policy .' This will remove or label hoaxes or misleading information about elections and voting.



Twitter's new policy will come into effect on September 17, 2020, one week after the announcement. Twitter said in a statement, 'We do not allow our services to be abused in the most important elections in the democratic process. All such attempts, both domestically and internationally, Our rules, which apply equally and fairly to our people, will be strictly enforced. '

It is reported that while major IT companies with physical strength are taking aggressive election measures, the election departments of local governments are suffering from labor shortages. 'There are only three full-time staff here, and no IT expert,' Debbie Formyduval, head of elections in Warren County, North Carolina, told NBC News, an American news broadcaster. No. We have a cybersecurity expert from the Border Guard to enhance the security of our system. '

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